Presentation Type
Presentation
Faculty Mentor’s Full Name
Brooklyn Draper
Faculty Mentor’s Department
Theater and Dancee
Abstract / Artist's Statement
The world's a stage and we are all its performers. We perform in the way we exist, in relationship to ourselves and others, both a byproduct and ingredient of conditioning and identity. Our gender identity, race, social status, all inform the way we behave in different settings. Our performance, whether we are conscious of it or not, is what makes us most animal and most human all at the same time.
“Limelight”is the choreographic work I will be presenting on, in which I will unpack the dance performance and the movement methodology used to create it. This lens that I have crafted to see the world through, pays close attention to the endless performances we live within. My body is a place for me to untangle, fantasize, and communicate my own story. By letting sensations take shape in my movement, a fluid, ever-evolving narrative divulges, informed internally and externally throughout existence.
Manifestation is a powerful tool of performance, if one can believe in performance and live so convincingly in an emotion, sensation or character, they can bring onlookers there with them. Being real with ourselves means being real with all the ways we have learned how to be performative. From here, we can gain a better vantage point, widening our perspective to understand someone else’s. I believe if we can own up to who we are in the performances we create, we allow ourselves to be present in our own experiences enough to not project onto others but rather empathize and be present in our communication and correlation. By not denying or hiding our performance, but understanding it, we can become more free, understanding and connected with ourselves and our world.
Category
Visual and Performing Arts (including Creative Writing)
Limelight: An Investigation Into Performance
The world's a stage and we are all its performers. We perform in the way we exist, in relationship to ourselves and others, both a byproduct and ingredient of conditioning and identity. Our gender identity, race, social status, all inform the way we behave in different settings. Our performance, whether we are conscious of it or not, is what makes us most animal and most human all at the same time.
“Limelight”is the choreographic work I will be presenting on, in which I will unpack the dance performance and the movement methodology used to create it. This lens that I have crafted to see the world through, pays close attention to the endless performances we live within. My body is a place for me to untangle, fantasize, and communicate my own story. By letting sensations take shape in my movement, a fluid, ever-evolving narrative divulges, informed internally and externally throughout existence.
Manifestation is a powerful tool of performance, if one can believe in performance and live so convincingly in an emotion, sensation or character, they can bring onlookers there with them. Being real with ourselves means being real with all the ways we have learned how to be performative. From here, we can gain a better vantage point, widening our perspective to understand someone else’s. I believe if we can own up to who we are in the performances we create, we allow ourselves to be present in our own experiences enough to not project onto others but rather empathize and be present in our communication and correlation. By not denying or hiding our performance, but understanding it, we can become more free, understanding and connected with ourselves and our world.